Test in 100 objects

Egyptomania

Strong fascination with ancient Egypt, became popular after the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922, influencing art, fashion, architecture, and popular culture.

King Tut (dad’s name: Akenaten)

Young Egyptian pharaoh, significant bc it was found mostly intact, revealing many artifacts and info about Ancient Egyptian life. Its discovery increased Egyptomania.

Rosetta Stone

Contained the same decree written in three languages, helped scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, allowing historians to learn more about Ancient Egypt.

Obelisk

Tall, four-sided stone monument with a pointed top, used them as religious, connected to the sun god Ra

Geographic determinism

Idea that geo and env influence how civilizations develop, can oversimplify history by ignoring human choices and culture. The shapes affected the develop of civilizations.

Grave goods

Objects burred with the dead, such as jewelry, weapons, food, or tools, tell about human’s status, beliefs, and daily life.

Body modification

Changing body, such as tattoos or skull shaping, show about cultural belief, identity, or social status. (Maya culture)

Archaeoastronomy

The study of how ancient people observed and used the sky.

Deity

A god or goddess worshipped as part of a religion.

Propaganda

A media that influences ppl’s beliefs or opinions, often to support a leader, gov, or political cause.

Dehumanization

Treating or describing ppl as less then human, discrimination or violence

Samhain

An ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest and beginning of winter. (origins of Halloween)

Pagan

Religious beliefs or practices, not monotheistic religions, traditional polytheistic religions.

Syncretism

Blending of diff. religions, cultures, or beliefs.

Mesopotamia

Land btw Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, part of Fertile Crescent and was home for sumerians.

Standard of Ur

An ancient artifact found at Ur, shows wars, rulers, workers, and social classes, idea of social hierarchy in ancient Ur.

Heirarchy

Groups are ranked at diff. levels of powers, status, or importance.

Consensus

General agreement among members of a group.

Coericion

Using force, threats, or pressure to make someone do smth.

Thucydides Trap

Rising power threatens an established power, conflict, or war becomes more likely. Named after Thucydides wrote about the conflict btw Sparta and Athens, can be applied to tensions btw powerful countries today.

Cuneiform

“Wedge-shaped” writing system made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into a clay. First developed by sumerians in Meso, one of the earliest writing systems.

Regression

Going backwards/ Indus valley people

Hegemeny

Global influence.

Pictograph vs Phonetic

A picture or symbol that represents an object or idea

A letter or symbol that represents a sound

Egypt vs Mesopotamia

Both (compare): Good farming

Contrast: Writing materials, Egypt: Papyrus paper, Mesopotamia: Clay